Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...MORE FREEZING RAIN ON THE WAY FOR SATURDAY MORNING...
.A MIXTURE OF SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM EARLY MORNING SATURDAY TO THE LATE
MORNING. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL FREEZING RAIN
WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.
LESSER ICE ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT RAIN LIKELY.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING
RAIN CHANGING TO MOSTLY FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE MORNING. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. LESSER ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UNDER ONE INCH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON ICE COVERED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS FOR
SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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Ryan Sheahan: Give thanks for retailers not selling tobacco to minors

Dear Editor: The Thanksgiving holiday teaches us to give thanks for things in our lives that are meaningful and appreciated. This month I want to give thanks for our local retailers who don’t sell tobacco to minors. Minors age 16 and 17 sometimes enter into retailers that hold a tobacco license and attempt to purchase a tobacco product. Most of our retailers are good community partners and know that by checking for ID and not selling to minors, they are helping to decrease the burden of tobacco on our community. However, some retailers do not ask for ID and our youth are able to purchase a tobacco product.

I want to thank the retailers who take the time to ensure our minors are not able purchase, and encourage all retailers to take a free and easy training to help educate your employees on selling tobacco products lawfully. Go to www.witobaccocheck.org to help keep our kids tobacco-free. For more information about tobacco prevention in Dane County, visit the Tobacco-Free Columbia-Dane County Coalition at www.tfcdc.com

Ryan Sheahan, coordinator

Tobacco-Free Columbia-Dane County Coalition

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